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SA teens are stressed and not hopeful of achieving life goals, Mission Australia Youth Survey finds

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SA teens are stressed and not hopeful of achieving life goals, Mission Australia Youth Survey finds  - The Mission Australia Youth Survey shows career success and financial ... Young people are also increasingly worried about mental health, alcohol ...

Health advocates shine a light on Indigenous HIV infection

Health advocates shine a light on Indigenous HIV infection  - For most of the past 30 years, HIV infection among Indigenous Australians hasn't been at the top of the priority list for health workers, ...

Canada's unfinished business with First Nations is an economic failure

Canada's unfinished business with First Nations is an economic failure  - In 1979, an aboriginal named Paul Coe filed a class-action lawsuit claiming the entire country of Australia . His lawsuit was a watershed, and, even ...

Youth suicide action plans needed in every school in Australia to help save lives

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Youth suicide action plans needed in every school in Australia to help save lives  - A SUICIDE prevention policy should be developed in every school in Australia to counter the scourge that affects so many young people, the Black Dog Institute says. The policy should include plans to execute prevention programs, goals for positive mental health and guidelines for managing suicidal behaviour in schools.

Poverty, homelessness painful evidence for inequality in Canberra

Poverty , homelessness painful evidence for inequality in Canberra  - Lack of housing is one of the most critical factors keeping people in poverty in ... It is hard to accept that in a country as wealthy as Australia we cannot ...

FDA Will Review Ban on Gay Men From Donating Blood

FDA Will Review Ban on Gay Men From Donating Blood  - In Britain, Australia , and Japan, gay men who want to donate blood must abstain for a year. Canada, on the other hand, has a five-year deferral period ...

Remote towns fight bulldozers

Remote towns fight bulldozers  - The front line in the battle for survival of remote indigenous communities in Australia is a half-hour boat ride up the Forrest River from Wyndham in the ...

Building the foundations for culture and identity

Building the foundations for culture and identity  - I am gently reminded each time I see the Australian flag flying that I will be ... Many indigenous populations, especially those of Australia and North ...

Indigenous women behind bars: Persecuted by the system

Indigenous women behind bars: Persecuted by the system  - The treatment of criminalised women and girls in Australian prisons is deteriorating rapidly, but it is a whole lot worse if you happen to be Indigenous , ...

Cultural connections in North Queensland

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Cultural connections in North Queensland  - The Australian indigenous culture is very diverse and changes from region to region. You will find differences in every indigenous tourism product ...

Indigenous health professionals urged to support campaign against closure of remote communities

Indigenous health professionals urged to support campaign against closure of remote communities  - The National Congress of Australia's First Peoples has written an open letter to ... Congress Co-Chair Kirstie Parker said the targeting of Indigenous  ...

How can a driving licence improve health?

How can a driving licence improve health?  -  By being behind the wheel of a car Aiden Burns, a 21-year old Aboriginal Australian from Dubbo in outback New South Wales, has managed to break ...

Aboriginal Australia Declared Sovereign!

Aboriginal Australia Declared Sovereign!  - A new grassroots national committee formed at the Freedom Summit in Alice Springs has delivered their resolution, declaring their sovereignty!

Fans banned for homophobic abuse during All Blacks match

Fans banned for homophobic abuse during All Blacks match  -  allegation of homophobic abuse aimed at referee Nigel Owens at the QBE International against New Zealand , two people have received a ban from ...

Survival dependant on New Zealanders

Survival dependant on New Zealanders  - The survival of our loved ones depends on all New Zealanders doing their ... “And so we should, because New Zealand has seen that when people  ...

West Africa Ebola toll nears 7000

West Africa Ebola toll nears 7000  - More than 4,181 people had died of Ebola in Liberia but while the country had recorded the highest number of cases, the rate of infection was slowing.

New Zealand targets Aussies to halt 'brain drain'

New Zealand targets Aussies to halt 'brain drain'  -  New Zealand has launched a campaign to lure workers across the Tasman and further reverse the brain drain that has plagued its economy for years.

Lowered drink drive limit hits roads

Lowered drink drive limit hits roads  - Some motorists believe the new lower drink drive limit is a ploy to make ... Some were sceptical though, saying the people who drink heavily and drive ... Hospitality New Zealand chief executive Bruce Robertson said he was not ...

Māori Party supports People's Blueprint on family violence

Māori Party supports People's Blueprint on family violence   - The Māori Party supports key recommendations made in the People's Blueprint report on family violence released by the Glenn Inquiry today.

Māori ethnicity

Māori ethnicity  - Shows proportions in the different age/sex groups for people belonging to the Māori ethnic group in New Zealand.

Indonesia should step out of Papua with pride, says jailed activist

Indonesia should step out of Papua with pride, says jailed activist  - Mr Joko is popular among Papuan people and plans to visit the provinces of Papua and West Papua later this month. He recently told Fairfax Media ...

Gay asylum seekers fear arrest for reporting rape in Papua New Guinea

Gay asylum seekers fear arrest for reporting rape in Papua New Guinea  - Refugees are due to be resettled in PNG, but gay men fear they will be arrested or even killed by local people . Many have said they would rather take ...

Papua New Guinea PM Peter O'Neill dismisses Fiji's push to remove Australia from Pacific Islands ...

Papua New Guinea PM Peter O'Neill dismisses Fiji's push to remove Australia from Pacific Islands ...  - We need stay engaged and in line with what we are trying to achieve in terms of making sure our people take advantage of the opportunities that are ...

Fiji businesses hope to grow exports at show

Fiji businesses hope to grow exports at show  - And how many people do you employ in Fiji? I guess if you boost ... And the market for Papua New Guinea is pretty growing now.

Solidarity with West Papua on 1 December

Solidarity with West Papua on 1 December  - In West Papua , people mark Independence Day in a variety of ways, including raising the Morning Star (the West Papuan flag) - despite the threat of ...

Consultation on draft Māori Governance Qualifications

Consultation on draft Māori Governance Qualifications   - Consultation on the latest draft Māori Governance qualifications, following feedback on those submitted for 'Approval to List', is now open. Further ...